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Today we had Fun Time Friday. Fun Time Friday is an opportunity for all our children to select an activity that they are interested in and take part in it with peers across different classes. We had a range of activities to choose from which the children brainstormed at Pumphie Pals last session.
At club wild we have been thinking about the seasons and the warmer, lighter and greener days that spring and summer will bring. In January and February Mother Nature is already leaving us clues telling us that change is on the way.. Spring is coming!
We found the flowers of hazel, alder and birch trees, drooping down in bright yellows. If you look closely you can also see the tiny pink female flowers next to the yellow catkins.
It is always nice to see clumps of snowdrops, the first flowers of the year. Green shoots are emerging everywhere and plants like Blubells shoot up early so they can get maximum light before the trees get their leaves.
Some trees are already showing leaves as they burst from their buds. We found bright purple Elder leaves and furry buds of Willow and Rowan.
Another way we can tell spring is on the way us by listening too and watching the birds. They will be very busy soon building their nests.
On our final day we packed up our cases and tidied our rooms. We only had one piece of lost property! Miss Burton was very impressed. The rain was very heavy on the Friday, so we were lucky that this was our last day!
Our final activity was Aeroball! It was great fun, and a little bit wet. It was a bit like trampoline basketball. Well done for Team 2 for winning the game.
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Day two started with a fantastic cooked breakfast, we think we would like one every morning! What do you think Mrs Bonner?
Our first activity today was Climbing!
Keeping with the theme of height, we went on to complete the Vertical Challenge! We supported each other to have a go, and to take a risk to climb a little bit higher. Well done to everyone who reached the top.
At Survivor we had the opportunity to make our own shelters, use knives for carving wood and make our own fire.
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Our final activity was one that we were a little bit nervous about – Zip Line but we managed to support each other and the staff to have a go. Mrs Andison enjoyed it so much – she went twice!
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Day two finished with the Disco!
On Wednesday we set out on our adventure to Dalguise! We got on the bus and waved goodbye to our family and school.
When we arrived we quickly dropped off our bags, divided into our two activity groups and went to our first activity, Problem Solving.
Later that afternoon we braved the Giant Swing, even Miss Burton and Mrs Hamilton had a go (with some encouragement!). This was almost everyone’s favourite activity.
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We also had the opportunity to take part in Archery. Some of us had a very good aim!
That evening we divided into 4 teams to play Robot Wars. We had to complete challenges to earn points to make a robot. Then the robot took part in different challenges. It was great fun and we demonstrated creativity and team work skills.
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